CLAS 10200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Clytemnestra, Numitor, Amulius
30 Apr 2016
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Competition and broken hospitality are important to romans. Myth explores sibling rivalries (allows you to better know someone: grecco-roman. Rome controlled by etruscans (600-510 bc: roman myth is influenced by etruscans (north) and greeks (south, rhome=strength in greek, many myths connect aeneus to sicily. Virgil adds carthage and brings him to central italy. The roman republic grows from 231-200 bc. Virgil uses aeneus to unite east and west: augustus=new romulus + new aeneus. Image of aeneus fleeing from troy is depicted on coins of the julii (caesar) (50 bc) The aeneid is another homecoming tale that involves the worth of juno. Destiny is an important theme in the aeneid: aeneus is destined to found a new troy. Juno loves carthage and wants to thwart aeneus and troy: gods can"t mess with fate. Meet aeneus while he"s praying to the gods about not dying during the war.
